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The following information is current as of Tuesday 7-31-2012 and will help you understand today's best mortgage rates. If you are a Buyer/Borrower who is still on the fence (or if you are a Real Estate Agent attempting to educate your "on the fence" Buyer), please review these trends and secure an historically low interest rate before it is too late.

The market closed Monday with an IMPROVEMENT to pricing (and will typically warrant a pricing adjustment by most Lenders). Monday's IMPROVEMENT resulted in a change of 18 basis points (bps).

(hint: upward activity is good, downward activity is bad)

The following chart shows market activity over the past 10 days (hint: green is good, red is bad):

The following chart shows market activity over the past 1 month:

Daily Interest Rate Snapshot (sample of rates from one of the country's largest Lenders...individual pricing will vary based on specific Borrower qualifications): NOTE: This Lender has quoted a 1.00% Origination Fee (1 Point) to accompany this pricing. It bears noting that this chart does not necessarily represent todays best mortgage rates.

Market Commentary

Analyst: Neil Trenerry

FNMA 30-Year:

3.0 Coupon:Previous Close 103.875Open 104.078Change 0.203

3.5 Coupon:Previous Close 106.000Open 106.141Change 0.141

4.0 Coupon:Previous Close 107.141Open 107.219Change 0.078

Treasuries:

5 Year:Previous Close 99.430 Open 99.555 Change0.125Yield 0.591

10 Year:Previous Close 102.234Open 102.500 Change 0.266Yield 1.475

30 Year:Previous Close 108.703Open 109.266 Change 0.563 Yield 2.554

Key Economic Data:

EUR/USD:Previous Close 1.2260Open 1.2281 Change0.0021

GBP/USD:Previous Close 1.5709Open 1.5656 Change-0.0053

USD/JPY:Previous Close 78.150Open 78.210 Change 0.060

Oil:Previous Close 89.78 Open 89.43 Change-0.35

Key Economic News:

ICSC chain stories:

Week-on-week:Actual-1.7%, Last 1.0%

Year-on-year:Actual 1.8%, Last 3.3%.

PCE for Jun

Personal consump:Actual-0.1%,Last 0.1%.

Personal Income:Actual 0.5%, Consensus 0.4%, last 0.2%.

Price Index:Actual 0.1%, Last-0.2%.

Core Price Index:Actual 0.2%, Consensus 0.2%, last 0.1%.

Employment wages quarterly:Actual 0.6%, Last 0.5%.

Employment benefits quarterly: Actual 0.6%, Last 0.5%.

Employment Costs quarterly:Actual 0.5%, Consensus 0.5%, Last 0.4%.

Redbook

Week-on-week: Actual-1.4%,Last-1.3%.

Year-on-year:Actual 1.1%, last 1.3%.

CaseShiller for May

Month-on-month NSA:Actual 2.2%, Consensus 1.5%, Last 1.3%

Month-on-month SA:Actual 0.9%, Consensus 0.5%, Last 0.7%.

Year-on-year:Actual-0.7%,Consensus-1.5%,Last-1.9%.

6:45: Chicago PMI for Jul:Consensus 52.4, Last 52.9.

7:00: Consumer Confidence for Jul:Consensus 61.5, Last 62.0.

7:30: Dallas Fed Services Reve for Jul:Last 10.9.

Advice:

I don’t expect much from today as I believe the markets are waiting for the FOMC Announcement and the ECB Announcement the following day. But the Fed merely begins their 2-day meeting today with the announcement scheduled for Wednesday.

My position on MBS stays Long.

Trusted Industry Advisor

The above information was compiled and distributed by San Diego Residential Mortgage Specialist, Jason E Gordon. As a Certified Mortgage Planning Specialist (CMPS) Certified Distressed Property Expert (CDPE) and Certified Mortgage Coach (CMC), Jason E Gordon utilizes his advanced training to examine a prospective Client's complete financial picture, while carefully listening to their overall goals. If it is mutually agreed that a new loan makes sense to pursue, Jason strives to make the entire loan process as seamless as possible. He truly believes that providing open communication and patient educational guidance to his Clients and Business Alliances has been a pivotal component to building his business, while enhancing his reputation in the Mortgage Industry as a Trusted Advisor. Visit www.jasongordon.net or www.ApprovingSD.com or more information.

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